The muhurat trading session today brings with it tidings and trading cues for Samvat 2082 — the cultural and financial new year that indicates a traditional as well as new investment cycle. It assumes even more significance since India itself is at an inflection point, according to HDFC Securities. The Bombay Stock Exchange building on […]
Gold and silver prices returned to a rally on Diwali day after a break over the Dhanteras weekend, according to data from the Multi Commodity Index. Gold and silver prices have rallied in India on festive demand and strong global cues around Trump’s tariff war. (Bloomberg) MCX Gold price rose as much as 0.97% to […]
As India gears up to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, the stock market too is set to mark the occasion with the annual Muhurat Trading session – a one-hour special trading window that will take place on October 21 from 1.45 pm to 2.45 pm. Muhurat trasing: A 15-minute pre-open session will occur from […]
Bengaluru’s real estate market is witnessing a festive season marked season including Diwali 2025 with steady activity and shifting buyer sentiment. While demand in the luxury housing segment remains strong, homebuyers are approaching home buying with greater caution and deliberation than the exuberant rush seen last year, experts say. According to NoBroker, the overall mood […]
As the Diwali weekend kicked off with Dhanteras, stock markets on Sunday will be observing a holiday. Despite the holidays, the stock market will however remain open on Monday, before closing down again. The Bank Nifty index on Friday climbed to a new lifetime high of 57,830.20. (REUTERS file photo) For Diwali 2025, after muharat […]
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is on track to deliver a record-setting 50,000 cars on Dhanteras, according to a company official, underscoring the resurgence in demand for cars following GST reforms. The Maruti Suzuki Victoris, the latest offering from India’s largest carmaker. (HT) “We have already done 38,500 deliveries today and expect to reach 41,000,” Partho […]
The Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange have 14 official stock market holidays in 2025, excluding weekends. But the Diwali period stands out as the most significant—with Muhurat Trading on 21 October, followed by a full market holiday on 22 October. The Muhurat Trading session marks an auspicious start to the Hindu New Year […]
The IRCTC website is reportedly down for thousands of users who were trying to book train tickets for travel during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath Puja holidays. Complaints of IRCTC outages have spiked in the couple of hours, according to Downdetector. The rush for Tatkal train ticket bookings is seen as the reason for the […]
While gold price is smashing records globally, Indians are now willing to pay so much more for access to physical gold on Dhanteras and Diwali that premiums have risen to their highest level in more than a decade. Gold prices in India hit a record high of ₹1,31,699 per 10 gm this week. (Bloomberg) Gold […]
Gold holds a unique place in Indian households—both as a cultural symbol and as a hedge against uncertainty. With Diwali and Dhanteras around the corner, many will look to buy gold for ritual or gifting. Dhanteras is the time to buy gold but a smart investor would do well to treat bullion less as tradition […]